LONDON (RNS) The British government said Wednesday (Nov. 2) that same-sex couples will be allowed for the first time to use churches to seal their civil partnership vows, starting in December. But the ...

A heterosexual couple was refused a civil partnership at London's Camden Register Office on Dec. 8. The registrar cited the legal ban on opposite-sex civil partnerships as the reason for the refusal.

Heterosexual couples across England and Wales are now able to enter into a civil partnership. A change in legislation means that mixed-sex couples can become civil partners as opposed to husband and ...

Sir Elton John and David Furnish have celebrated each other on the 20th anniversary of their civil partnership and their 11th wedding anniversary. The couple made history on December 21, 2005, as they ...

Civil partnerships undoubtedly offer a valuable alternative to traditional marriage, particularly for those who prefer a relationship to be free from religious associations. However, it is important ...

In a move that Irish Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern described as “one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation to come before us since independence," the legislation to recognize in ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A heterosexual British couple who object to what they call the patriarchal nature of marriage narrowly lost a court bid on Tuesday to be able to enter into a civil partnership after ...

Poland is marching toward same-sex civil partnerships. Equality Minister Katarzyna Kotula, a member of the New Left political party, presented a draft bill to legalize civil partnerships for same-sex ...

Poland’s administration led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has put forward a proposal to create “civil partnerships” for adults, regardless of their gender, which would be officially registered with ...